Event
Save the Date - SCG 2019 Annual Conference
Monday, September 9, 2019
Where:
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Save the Date for SCG's 2019 Annual Conference, which will take place September 9, 2019.
Stay tuned for details.
National
Event
Trauma-Informed Philanthropy: From Knowledge to Action
Monday, July 16, 2018
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where:
This program is a webinar.
Join us to learn more about Trauma-Informed Philanthropy, a two volume guide from the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, and Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia. Panelists from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and Health Federation of Philadelphia will explore the impact of trauma-informed philanthropy on both internal organizational culture and cross-sector collaboration, and share lessons for Bay Area funders interested in this work.
Event
Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census
Thursday, July 12, 2018
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Where:
This program is a webinar.
On June 8, the Commerce Department (which oversees the Census Bureau) invited the public to comment on the paperwork associated with the 2020 Census. The public has 60 days – until August 7 – to submit comments.
News
Resolving to Take on the Implicit Bias in How Grant Awards Are Decided
Release Date:
12/11/2018
By Christine Essel,
President & Chief Executive Officer, Southern California Grantmakers
News
Obama Foundation's My Brother's Keeper initiative names Liberty Hill one of 10 National Impact organizations
Release Date:
11/27/2018
Obama Foundation also announces MBK Rising!, a national convening marking the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper
News
Statement on the Events of the Past Week
Release Date:
10/29/2018
Over the past week, we have witnessed a series of tragedies across the country that have become disturbingly too common.
News
Resources from NALEO on Census Message Testing
Release Date:
10/05/2018
On Wednesday, Septmeber 12, NALEO presented a webinar on effective Census message testing for English and Spanish speaking Latinos. The link to the recorded webinar and slides are below:
News
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Approves New Catholic Sisters Strategy
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Resource
An Escalating Humanitarian Crisis at the San Diego-Tijuana Border How Philanthropy Can Respond
Publication date:
11/26/2018
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and Hispanics in Philanthropy have created this two-page issue brief to update funders on this crisis, which will worsen with the arrival of the much-publicized exodus of Central American asylum seekers and migrants, including many families with young children. This brief covers the multi-faceted nature of the situation, its impact on communities on both sides of the border, and how funders can support local efforts to address urgent humanitarian needs and long-term p
Resource
2020 Census: Hard-to-Count Fact Sheets
Publication date:
09/10/2018
The Census Bureau faces various challenges to an unconventional census which includes a new online response option and the pending inclusion of the citizenship question. These challenges increase the potential of undercounting historically underrepresented groups referred to as “Hard-to-Count” (HTC) communities. These groups are at higher risk of not being fully counted in the 2020 Census which can lead to unequal access to vital public and private resources.